In the wake of incidents where the safety of students was compromised in the city, principals of Mumbai’s private aided schools have been tasked with inspecting neighbouring schools to ensure procedures are being followed. In the North division of Mumbai, inspections began on August 1, and all schools were asked to fill out inspection forms with updated data.

“Largely, the schools are to ensure that the four mandated committees — School Management Committee, Sakhi Savitri Committee, Women's Grievance Redressal Committee, and Vidyarthi Suraksha or the Student Safety & Physical Facilities Development Committee — are functioning properly,” said the principal of a school in the North Division.

The form contains questions about the presence of POCSO committees, regular inspection of complaint boxes, presence of security guards, proper fencing, trained counsellors, CCTVs, self-defence programmes, and background checks on staff members, and whether student attendance is being taken thrice a day, a principal told mid-day.